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Person i know hacking my computer

Hi everyone last september someone ive known for a few years sent me some music software in a rar file then about three months ago i got rid of norton antivirus and installed avg then after the first scan it discovered a BACKDOOR.TROJAN.RBOT.KU in that very same rar file that person sent me???...ever since i have known him i have been receiving HUGE amounts of different spam in my yahoo and hotmail accounts, very slowed internet activity and discovered a vista folder left on my hardrive it was really late when i discovered it and switched of my pc meaning to check it again but now i cant find that anymore??...and guess what! he uses VISTA...

basically we had a big fall out in the past and hes always been a sketchy bastard ever since he is a very bitter person that does alot of speed from time to time which explains it all really and has bragged before that hes mates with a skilled hacker who got arrested when he was 9 for hacking into a large company etc i want to somehow find out if he is hacking my computer and track his IP address so i can catch him red handed if not then this is my mistake and will discard it as poor internet security IF HE IS can someone help me with this please?

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It'll be tough to back-track him and the results may be fruitless enough. A wild-goose chase, if you may. This isn't an advice-corner for life issues, however it'd be in your best interests to ignore him and go on with your life. Also, 9 year-olds hacking into corporate databases? Wouldn't that be a lie?

If you're interested in disinfecting your computer, start by following these instructions:

MBAM may "make changes to your registry" as part of its disinfection routine. If using other security programs that detect registry changes (ie Spybot's Teatimer), they may interfere or alert you. Temporarily disable such programs or permit them to allow the changes.

Make sure you are connected to the Internet.

Double-click on mbam-setup.exe to install the application.

When the installation begins, follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.

When installation has finished, make sure you leave both of these checked:

Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

Then click Finish.

MBAM will automatically start and you will be asked to update the program before performing a scan.

If an update is found, the program will automatically update itself. Press the OK button to close that box and continue.

If you encounter any problems while downloading the definition updates, manually download them fromhereand just double-click on mbam-rules.exe to install.

On the Scanner tab:

Make sure the "Perform Quick Scan" option is selected.

Then click on the Scan button.

If asked to select the drives to scan, leave all the drives selected and click on the Start Scan button.

The scan will begin and "Scan in progress" will show at the top. It may take some time to complete so please be patient.

When the scan is finished, a message box will say "The scan completed successfully. Click 'Show Results' to display all objects found".

Click OK to close the message box and continue with the removal process.

Back at the main Scanner screen:

Click on the Show Results button to see a list of any malware that was found.

Make sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.

When removal is completed, a log report will open in Notepad.

The log is automatically saved and can be viewed by clicking the Logs tab in MBAM.

Copy and paste the contents of that report in your next reply. Be sure to post the complete log to include the top portion which shows MBAM's database version and your operating system.

Exit MBAM when done.

Note: If MBAM encounters a file that is difficult to remove, you will be asked to reboot your computer so MBAM can proceed with the disinfection process. If asked to restart the computer, please do so immediately. Failure to reboot normally (not into safe mode) will prevent MBAM from removing all the malware.